NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition Print CE Course-2nd Edition

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The course components are as follows:

• NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Second Edition, text
• Study guide
• Continuing education exam (accessed online)

Each client and athlete can benefit from a customized diet tailored to the frequency, intensity, duration, and specificity of their training and demands of the sport or activity. With NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Second Edition CE Course, you will get an in-depth understanding of how food and sport supplements can enhance exercise and sport performance for optimal training, competition, and recovery.

This course brings several contemporary sport nutrition issues to the forefront, including recent developments in relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), research related to carbohydrate mouth rinsing, the role of popular dietary supplements, preworkout supplements, and the use of protein and amino acids in improving aerobic endurance, strength, and power. Examine the topic of energy balance and the implications of undereating and overeating. Learn to use popular software and smartphone apps to assess nutrition status. Understand what macronutrients are and how they are metabolized, stored, and oxidized for energy. Use science-based recommendations for using macronutrients, micronutrients, and hydration to improve aerobic, anaerobic, and strength-based performance. Finally, use cutting-edge findings on nutrient timing based on the type, intensity, and duration of activity to help you understand how to recommend the correct nutrients at the ideal time to achieve optimal performance results.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Identify the components of energy expenditure.
• Indicate the energy content and the thermic effect of protein, carbohydrate, and fat.
• Implement effective techniques for improving body composition.
• Explain how energy balance affects body composition and performance.
• Identify the methods and practices used to determine body composition.
• Describe the methods used to record and analyze food and fluid intake.
• Define the primary roles of macronutrients and their differences.
• Identify nutritional requirements for various modes of exercise.
• Optimize performance through proper ingestion of foods and fluids.
• Recognize the involvement of vitamins and minerals in sport and exercise nutrition.
• Discuss the role of supplements and ergogenic aids for strength, size, power, and aerobic endurance performance.
• Identify when food, fluids, and supplements should be consumed to optimize performance and indicate ideal quantities to consume.
• Provide recommended protocols for food and fluid intake.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of disorders or diseases that may affect performance.
• Describe the components of motivation and behavior change.
• Develop and implement an athlete’s nutrition plan.

Audience

A continuing education course for fitness or nutrition professionals, strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, sport dietitians, and other fitness professionals.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Energy Expenditure and Body Composition
Ann Brown, PhD, CISSN

Chapter 2. Nutritional Needs Analysis
Marie A. Spano, MS, RD, LD, CSCS, CSSD

Chapter 3. Carbohydrate
JohnEric W. Smith, PhD, CSCS*D, CISSN

Chapter 4. Protein
David Barr, CSCS, PPSC*M, CISSN, TSAC-F, RSCC

Chapter 5. Fat
Lonnie Lowery, PhD, RD, LD, FISSN

Chapter 6. Fluids
Jennifer Bunn, PhD

Chapter 7. Vitamins and Minerals
Henry C. Lukaski, PhD, FSLAN

Chapter 8. Strength, Size, and Power Supplements
Colin Wilborn, PhD, FNSCA, CSCS, FISSN and Tim N. Ziegenfuss, PhD, CSCS, FISSN

Chapter 9. Aerobic Endurance Supplements
Laurent Bannock, DProf, MSc, CSCS, FISSN, RNutr, SENr

Chapter 10. Nutrient Timing
Chad M. Kerksick, PhD, FNSCA, FISSN, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, and Shawn M. Arent, PhD, CSCS*D, FISSN

Chapter 11. Consultation and Development of Athlete Plans
Amanda Carlson Phillips, MS, RD, CSSD, FNAK

Author

ABOUT THE NSCA
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is the world’s leading organization in the field of sport conditioning. Drawing on the resources and expertise of the most recognized professionals in strength training and conditioning, sport science, performance research, education, and sports medicine, the NSCA is the world’s trusted source of knowledge and training guidelines for coaches and athletes. The NSCA provides the crucial link between the lab and the field.

ABOUT THE EDITOR
Bill I. Campbell, PhD, CSCS, FISSN, is a professor of exercise science and the director of the performance and physique enhancement laboratory at the University of South Florida, a research laboratory dedicated to innovation in sport nutrition and physique enhancement research. As a researcher and author, Campbell has published more than 200 scientific abstracts and papers in these areas. He is a paid consultant for professional sport team organizations and sport entertainment corporations. He has lectured to audiences all over the world and given interviews on various topics related to sport nutrition and physique enhancement. In addition, he is a litigation consultant who provides expert testimony related to dietary supplementation.

Campbell is the former president and a current fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Campbell is also an active member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has earned their Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential.

He received his PhD in exercise, nutrition, and preventive health from Baylor University in 2007. During that same year, he also received the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for research and teaching. He is active on social media and can be followed on Instagram via @billcampbellphd.